Tag: technology

External recorder or monitor-recorder: why do I need one?

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Atomos, Black Magic, Dragon, Epic, Gear, Samurai, Sony, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

best on camera recorder

Deciding on new camera gear is always tough and you have to focus on which product is right for you.

I have owned and used on camera monitor-recorders for a long time. I originally bought a Atomos Samurai when I bought one of the first Red One cameras in Australia. The reason this was a great option to add to the Red camera was because it allowed me record a video stream with matching file names and timecode (to the RAW recording) the Red camera was doing. This allowed more options in post production as well as allowing for playback on set. This was in the very early days of the Red before the cameras could play back the footage. These two features alone were more than enough reason to buy the Atomos.
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Great shooting and Visual effects breakdown of John Wick 2

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Gear, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley, video shoot tips

Have you ever wondered how they shot that, specially in an action packed car chase scenes. Well here is the answers, Darrin Prescott, the stunt coordinator describes how they shot the opening scene from “John Wick 2.”
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Red’s new camera

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Dragon, Epic, Gear, Red, Red One, Scarlet, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

It’s all happening again, Red has made a cryptic announcement of an announcement coming on July 6th.

Jim Jannard the founder of Red Digital Cinema posted on RedUser “July 6th. 9am PST. Right here. You need to be online. You need to tell everyone you know to be online. Have your credit card ready. This is a new product category. It does not impact your RED camera.”

Jim Jannard later posted its “Much bigger than a codec and much smaller than curing cancer.”
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New Canon 6D Mark II and EOS Rebel SL2 cameras

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Canon, Gear, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Canon just announced the new 6D Mark II and EOS Rebel SL2 Each model boasts significant upgrades over its predecessors. They both will be shipping around Mid July.

Its great to have more camera options and as they are from Canon should make great images!
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Secret to making a great Video

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Gear, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Secrets to better videos

What is the secret to making a great video? A great cameraman.
While having all the gear you will need on set is always that best option, Gear does not make the cameraman, the cameraman makes the gear. Don’t forget Gear is good, but vision, know-how and creativity is better.
If you know how to properly use your gear, you can produce beautiful work. Does using professional camera gear perform better? Yes. But simply having the best camera isn’t enough you need to know-how to use it.
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A different point of view – Extreme wide angle and fisheye zooms

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Gear

Photography and Cinematography is about capturing a point of view or really your own point of view. To do this we all make decisions on location of the camera and subject as well as the time of day or night to shoot. Then when you are shooting you then need to decide what gear to use and one of the most critical factors to achieving a different look is what lens will I use?
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Cine Lenses or Stills Lenses?

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Gear, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Whether you’re shooting video with a DSLR, mirrorless camera, or upgrading to a high-end video camera, true cine lenses provide a great way to enhance your video shooting experience and achieve professional results. So why go for a cine lens that may cost thousands of dollars when your regular stills lenses is doing a creditable job capturing video? Because true cine lenses offer much greater control and precision, provide a more seamless shooting experience, and can deliver even better overall video performance.
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The Best 360 Cameras

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Gear, GoPro, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

What is a 360 camera?

A 360 camera allows you to take immersive, spherical photos or videos where every angle of the scene is recorded at the same time. This means it comes as either a rig that holds multiple cameras covering all angles, or a standalone camera with multiple camera lenses embedded in the device. 360 cameras come in two types: monoscopic and stereoscopic but most cameras are Monoscopic so I’ll focus on them. The term stereoscopic means it’s shooting 3D in 360 degrees. You all remember that 3D fad that died out recently.
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Lighting Basics / Budget video lighting gear

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Gear, Sydney cameraman, Tim Bradley

Lighting basics

Lighting is the key to great looking high-quality videos. If you’re currently shooting without lights, buying a low priced kit is a smart investment. If you’re shooting your videos using only ambient lighting in most corporate offices or homes, you’re leaving lots of quality on the table. You don’t have to spend a fortune to get good lighting, but you do need to buy smart and know what you’re getting.
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Gear reviews

by North Coast Videographer, posted in Uncategorized

Coming soon are gear reviews. I will post what gear I use and why I use it. I will let you know how the gear stacks up to professional use on set. I’ll describe the advantages and disadvantages to any of the gear. I work on a wide range of productions, tv commercials, corporate and web videos so can recommend gear that’s versatile and worth considering taking on your next shoot.
Also if you have questions on film and tv gear let me know and I will pass on an industry veteran opinion.
With the range of gear options increasing everyday it’s important to know what works well and why.
First up I will let you know about my lighting gear and will give the pros and cons for HMI lighting.
Happy shooting til then.